LARGE CHESS

Kosintsev I.G.
(12.02.2010)
Hello chess players! I continue to go with the chess evolution and had gone to the
new chess variant titled “Large chess”.
Let me introduce the new chess variant unoccupied still by Artificial Intelligence.
The game was developed as an alternative to Omega Chess [2] and Grand Chess
[3]. This 100-cell chess variant has wide strategic and tactical possibilities but at
the same time are used an extended set of the chess pieces with the traditional style
of movement well known to all chess players. Pieses are arranged hierarchically
and harmonically at the initial position.
The initial (in agree with etiquette centre-symmetrical) position at the game Large
Chess with the 10x10 board is follows.

Here is used partishelly the design of the classical chess from [6].
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R G M F Q K F M G R
0
9 N H B E C C E B H N

8 P P P P P P P P P P

3 P P P P P P P P P P

2 N H B E C C E B H N

1 R G M F K Q F M G R
a b c d e f g h i k

White:
1. (P) Pawn: a3, b3, c3, d3, e3, f3, g3, h3, i3, k3.
2. (H) Horse: b2, i2.
3. (N) Ninja: a2, k2.
4. (B) Bishop: c2, h2.
5. (E) Episcop: d2, g2.
6. (C) Cardinal: e2, f2.
7. (R) Rook: a1, k1.
8. (G) General: b1, i1.
9. (R) Marshal: c1, h1.
10. (F) Ferz: d1, g1.
11. (Q) Queen: f1.
12. (K) King: e1.
 Black:
1. (P) Pawn: a8, b8, c8, d8, e8, f8, g8, h8, i8, k8.
2. (H) Horse: b9, i9.
3. (N) Ninja: a9, k9.
4. (B) Bishop: c9, h9.
5. (E) Episcop: d9, g9.
6. (C) Cardinal: e9, f9.
7. (R) Rook: a10, k10.
8. (G) General: b10, i10.
9. (R) Marshal: c10, h10.
10. (F) Ferz: d10, g10.
11. (Q) Queen: e10.
12. (K) King: f10.

Rules:
(P) The pawn moves, without capturing, one square straight or diagonally
forward. It captures by moving one square diagonally forward.
Pawn may advance two squares straight in its first move and be captured
«en passant».
It also promotes like the normal pawn when it reaches the last rank.
(H) The horse moves as a chess knight.
(N) The ninja moves as both a chess knight and a chess king.
(E) The episcop moves as both a chess bishop and a chess king.
(C) The cardinal moves as both a chess bishop and a chess knight.
(G) The general moves as both a chess rook and a chess king.
(M) The marshal moves as both a chess rook and a chess knight.
(F) The ferz moves as a chess queen.
(Q) The queen moves as both a chess queen and a chess knight.
(K) The king moves as both a chess king and a chess knight during the
game, provided that he hasn't been checked before he makes his knight-
move. It loses the right to make a knight-move after the check. Castling
doesn't exist. (Compare with Chaturanga [4].)

Other rules of game Large chess (so for the bishop (B) and the Rook (R)) is
identical with rules of classical chess [1].
All intellectually unsatisfied chess players can study the more complex chess
variations described at my article "Polygon" [5].
Internet resources:
1. Chess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess
2. Omega Chess.
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2007/08/omega-chess.html
3. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Grand chess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_chess
4. Chaturanga.
http://www.chessvariants.org/historic.dir/chaturanga.html

5. Polygon.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/19973724/Polygon
6. Chess.com.
http://www.chess.com/
7. Alfonso X: The Book of Games (Libro de Juegos).